NUSL in Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools: 2010
NUSL in Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools: 2010

Northeastern University School of Law is ranked
as one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools, according to The
Princeton Review. The education services company announced today that
it features the school in the new 2010 edition of its book, The Best
172 Law Schools.

10.05.09 — Northeastern was ranked number two among all the law schools
in the book for both providing the “best environment” for minority
students and for having the “most liberal” students. Only 40 percent of
the schools were cited in more than one list.

The
law school was cited for its “commitment to progressive lawyering,” its
emphasis on experiential learning, and its “unique grading system
(that) provides for (an) extremely cooperative atmosphere.”

Robert
Franek, Princeton Review Senior VP-Publishing, said the 172 schools
featured in the book were selected “based on our high opinion of their
academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional
data we collect from the schools.

“We also strongly consider the
candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report
on their campus experiences at their schools on our student survey for
the book.”

The Princeton Review does not rank the law schools in
the book on a single hierarchical list from 1 to 172, nor name one law
school best overall. Instead, the book has 11 ranking lists of the top
10 law schools in various categories.

Last year, Northeastern’s law school was cited as the top law school in the country in the area of public interest law by The National Jurist and preLaw magazine.